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universities mean day-to-day spending will be
down and new facilities less likely to appear.
Photo by Jonathan “Killstring” Herzberger

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By Alexes Spencer, The Cauldron Managing Editor
Last Thursday, the Democratic Law Organization
(D-LO) held the “Path to Becoming an Elected Official” seminar at the Cleveland-Marshall College of
Law.
The event featured four panelists who serve or
have served as elected officials both locally and statewide. They included Ohio State Senator Nina Turner,
former Cleveland Councilman and Cuyahoga County
Treasurer Jim Rokakis, former Cleveland Councilwoman Stephanie Howse, and former Ohio State
Senator and State Representative Patrick Sweeney.
The purpose of the event was to provide information and advice for students seeking a career in public
service.
The advice given most by each panelist: knock on
doors and talk to as many people as you can.
Jim Rokakis spoke first and recounted his story
of going door-to- door early in his career. He also described how TV advertisements helped his campaign,
and described his years in office.
Rokakis ended his speech by offering advice he
often shares with his daughter. “Start first at a low
level,” he said. “Get involved with your local community. Stay involved; stay active. Develop a profile
because of your sincerity. And eventually the opportunity will open up.”

Stephanie Howse followed, describing
her path, which involved running multiple
times and going up against the “honorable Fannie Lewis” in 2005. According to
Howse, she did not expect to win in 2005,
but ran to get her name out.
Howse was then appointed to fill Lewis’ spot after she passed away in August of
2008 based on a recommendation by the
late councilwoman. She was defeated in a
Senator Nina Turner speaks about her experience
special election in November of that year.
LSC Legislative Fellowship Program for real cam“At the end of the day, it can be very rewarding,”
paign experience. She then spoke on the importance
Howse said about being in office. “If I could do it all
of realizing that there will be people that won’t like
over again…I would probably talk to more people.”
you and that you have to care about the people pasFollowing Howse, Patrick Sweeney spoke. He
sionately to be an elected official. Her most important
began with Obama’s famous, “We are the change we
piece of advice for those who wish to run for office
seek,” quote. Sweeney expressed the importance of
was to operate with integrity in a way that they believe
networking, and again, of going door-to-door. He also
to be right.
made it clear that, though it does give one a “leg up,”
“As my son says, ‘Every player has a hater…’
you can’t rely on being a lawyer to get in office.
Because you are educated, you have the obligation to
“You’ve got to be known. You’ve got to get your
stand up for what is right,” Turner said.
feet on the street, your knuckles on the doorway and
For more information on the Democratic Law
your hand out to meet people,” Sweeney said, echoing Organization, contact president Crystal Bryant at cbrythe sentiments of his fellow panelists.
ant@law.csuohio.edu. For more information on the
After Sweeney, Senator Turner gave her own
LSC Fellowship, visit www.lsc.state.oh.us/fellowship.
pieces of advice. She encouraged students to join the

Cleveland State Looks Toward Sustainable Future
By Kristen Mott, The Cauldron News Editor
Nathan Engstrom, the campus sustainability
coordinator, discussed the sustainable efforts Cleveland State has undertaken as part of the “Dinner and
Dialogue” series last Thursday.
Engstrom defined sustainability as the ability to
meet the needs of the present without compromising
the ability of future generations to meet those needs.
“It addresses a very real concern in the world,”
said Engstrom.
He explained that sustainability encompasses
economic, social and environmental aspects. The environment needs to be balanced, and when new chemicals or pollution are released into the environment it
disrupts the system.
“There’s a certain point you can’t, or shouldn’t,
cross,” commented Engstrom. “Sustainability helps us
find that right balance.”
CSU has created several groups and committees to
help achieve sustainability on campus. These groups
include the Campus Sustainability Coalition, membership in the Association for the Advancement of
Sustainability in Higher Education, and the President’s
Climate Committee.
“We’ve made very substantial commitments,”
remarked Engstrom. He explained that the goal of
these groups is to look at levels of emissions that are
released from the buildings on campus and figure
out ways to reduce the emissions. The ideal scenario

would be for the levels to reach zero.
Cleveland State has greatly invested in sustainability initiatives. The university has spent $42.8 million
on energy-efficient supplies, such as lighting and
insulation. Although this seems like a large amount
of money, Engstrom explained that the university is
expected to save $62.9 million and reduce energy
consumption by 39 percent by 2014.
The university has also considered sustainability
while constructing the new buildings on campus.
Solar panels were placed on the south parking garage and produce renewable electricity. Euclid Commons and Julka Hall were both built with recycled
content and energy-efficient materials. All future
construction projects will be required to meet certain
sustainability standards.
“The buildings are positive both economically and
environmentally,” said Engstrom.
The university has undertaken other sustainable projects as well. A wind amplification turbine,
located on the roof of the plant services building, is a
wind-deflecting cylinder that can generate power. The
turbine was made by students from the Fenn College
of Engineering.
“It’s a great example of how class research has
real-world use,” said Engstrom.
Other initiatives include the green roof project on
top of the Rec Center, which is one of the very few

green roofs in Cleveland, and the farmer’s market
outside the law school.
Although the university has made progress toward
sustainability, there is still much to be accomplished.
Engstrom said one of the biggest challenges is
getting people involved in the process. He encouraged
students to learn more about sustainability, regardless
of their major.
“This is something that is meaningful across all
fields at Cleveland State,” noted Engstom.
In the future, Engstrom hopes to create a partnership with the Lake Erie off-shore wind project. He
thinks that renewable energy could be a viable source
to light, heat and cool buildings at CSU. He wants to
enhance the current recycling program and make the
campus more pedestrian- and bike-friendly.
Engstrom realizes that sustainability is not always
a top priority at the university, but he is still confident
that initiatives will continue to grow.
“It’s important for institutions to be realistic about
changes and the environment they’re doing it in,” said
Engstrom. “Yes there are problems, but there are also
solutions to those problems.”
For more information on the Campus Sustainability Coalition, contact Nathan Engstrom at
n.engstrom@csuohio.edu.

PAGE 4 / February 22, 2011

Kalafatis Discusses Advances in Cancer Research

Weekly Events Calendar
By Kristen Mott, The Cauldron News Editor

By Kristen Mott, The Cauldron News Editor

2/22
Board of Elections information table
from 11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in SC
“Soul Mate” film presentation and
discussion from 5:30-8:30 in MC 134

2/23

“Coming to America” film
presentation and discussion from 5:308:30 p.m. in MC 134
Photo by Brian Smith

Dr. David J Anderson and Dr. Michael Kalafatis at Michael Schwartz Library
A possible cure for cancer may be in the works at
Cleveland State.
Michael Kalafatis, an associate professor in the
chemistry department, discussed his findings in a presentation titled “Modulation of Cell Death in Cancer”
last week at the Michael Schwartz Library.
All cancer cells have a common factor – they grow
uncontrollably. Kalafatis wants to learn what makes
these cancer cells grow at such a rapid rate.
Compared to other research, Kalafatis explained
that his research is not aimed at specific types of cancer cells. “We’re looking for something that fights all
cancer cells,” said Kalafatis.
Kalafatis first discovered the possible cancer-curing drug, which he calls CancerX, when he asked his
students to place the compound on leukemia cells that
were held in a petri dish. The students discovered that
the leukemia cells exposed to the compound died.
“I couldn’t believe it,” recalled Kalafatis.
He said that he repeated the experiment another
20 times, and each time the cancer cells in the petri
dish were killed once they came into contact with the
CancerX compound.
Kalafatis then began to expand his experiment. He
explained that current treatments for cancer, such as
chemotherapy, destroy the DNA of all fast-growing
cells, not just cancer cells. These fast-growing cells
include tumor, digestive and bone marrow cells.
Because chemotherapy kills all fast-growing cells,
the side effects include hair loss, vomiting and susceptibility to infection. Kalafatis said that he wants his
compound to only target cancerous tissue and retain
the healthy tissue.
“The idea is to create a drug that specifically targets cancer cells,” said Kalafatis.
Kalafatis began to test his compound on cancer
cells in mice. He said that he injected a tumor into an
immune-deficient mouse, which would cause the tumor to grow. He divided the mice into a control group,

which would not receive treatment, and an experimental group, which would receive the CancerX treatment.
The first treatment was performed on leukemia
tumors. The mice were injected with the CancerX
compound behind their ears. At the end of the experiment, the results showed that the volume of the tumor
was much less in the treated mice compared to the
volume of the tumor in the control group.
Kalafatis then tested breast cancer cells. He followed the same procedure and discovered that the
cancer cells that came into contact with CancerX grew
slower than the cancer cells that did not receive treatment.
Kalafatis continued to test different types of cancer
cells, such as colon and skin cancer cells. All the results were the same: the cancer cells slowed in growth
and size.
With all the success, Kalafatis wanted to determine
if the cells surrounding the cancer cells were affected
by the treatment. He examined the mice and found
that all the organs and tissues surrounding the tumor
seemed to be fine.
“It appeared that we found a mechanism able to
target cancer cells,” remarked Kalafatis.
Kalafatis has since sent his results to the National
Institute of Health (NIH) where his CancerX compound will continue to be tested on different strains of
cancer cells.
The next steps include determining what happens
if the drug is removed from the test subject, looking
for cell debris left behind by the compound and waiting for the results from NIH.
The question also remains as to if these results
would be transferrable to tumors found in humans.
Although much research remains to be done, Kalafatis is proud of the results he has produced thus far.
He believes that CancerX could be used as a potential
agent to fight against human cancer.

Viking Baseball 1-2 in First Series
By Dan Stanton, The Cauldron Staff Writer

The Vikings baseball team started their season Friday afternoon, with the Vikes taking on the Longwood
Lancers in Farmville, VA.
The Vikings were first on the board, with second
baseman John Calhoun scoring in the first inning, after being batted in on a double by first basemen Tyler
Wynn.
A double play by the Longwood Lancers in the second brought the top of the inning to a close with no runs
scored by the Vikes. But the Lancers seized the opportunity to take the lead, scoring four runs.
There was no scoring action by either team again
until the fourth, when the Lancers added two runs to
their lead with a homerun and RBI by third baseman
Alex Owens.
Run-wise, the seventh was a stalemate. The Vikings’ third baseman Chuck Gasti scored one, and
Wynn scored another. This was met by the Lancers
scoring two runs of their own. That was it for scoring,
and the Vikings lost the first game of the season 3-8.
Saturday, however, was a very different story. The
game started out slowly, with the Lancers scoring a run
in the second. Then, in the fourth inning, designated
hitter Mike Norkus hit a homerun. Later, with the bases
loaded, center fielder Alex Johnson hit a double, batting
in three runs. With two men on base, Gasti later hit a
homerun, bringing the score to 7-1, Vikings.
Following a quiet Viking fifth inning, the Lancers
scored three runs. But the Vikings came back with five
runs, and two stolen bases, in the sixth. After a Lancer
run in the bottom of the sixth, the Vikes scored two
more runs, and stole three bases, two by right fielder
Zach Thompson.

In a late game rally, Longwood scored five runs in
the seventh, including a homerun by left fielder Matt
Dickason, bringing the score to 14-10, Vikings.
That would be all the scoring for the Lancers, but
the Vikes weren’t finished. The Vikings scored another
six runs, with two more stolen bases, in the eighth, and
two more runs in the ninth. The final score was Vikings
22, Longwood 10.
On Sunday, with the series tied 1-1, the Vikings
scored first in the second inning, with catcher Matt
Kirkwood batted in by left fielder Anthony Sambula.
The Lancers shot back, scoring three runs with four
hits.
Neither team scored in the third and fourth innings.
The Lancers scored one in the fifth and two in the sixth,
and kept the Vikes from scoring until the seventh.
The Vikings tried to make a comeback in the seventh. Kirkwood got on base with a single, and designated hitter Mike Norkus was walked. Pinch runner
Steve Mahler stepped in for Norkus, and after a single
by Sambula the bases were loaded.
Shortstop Tom Carter was walked, allowing Kirkwood to score. Thompson was hit by a pitch, and
Mahler scored. Then Johnson, with a sacrifice fly, allowed Sambula to score. The three runs were all the
Vikes could muster for the rest of the game, but it
brought them up to 4-6, Longwood.
Longwood cancelled out the Vikings’ three seventh
inning runs in the eighth, scoring with a series of singles and a two run double. The final score was Longwood 9, Vikings 4.
The now 1-2 Vikings play again this weekend, traveling to North Carolina to take on UNC Greensboro.

Cole Up for Bob Cousy Award
By Meredith Horrigan, The Cauldron Sports Editor

Norris Cole is one of ten players to remain in the hunt
for the Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year
Award.
It began with nominations by coaches from all three
divisions. These nominations resulted in 70 point
guards being put up for review by a selection committee. The list is then narrowed to 20 names, and again
to ten.
Once the pool has reached just five guards on March
10, a premiere selection committee, appointed by the
Hall of Fame, will decide the winner.
The player that receives the most fan votes will receive one vote toward the final committee vote.
Fans have the opportunity to vote until March 8,
2011. To support Norris Cole, please visit and cast
your vote at:
www.cousyaward.com/vote.php
Photo: Brian Smith

Horizon League Swimming
& Diving Championships
Wednesday, Feb. 23 to Saturday, Feb. 26
Men’s and Women’s Swim & Dive teams will
compete for their HL titles.
The men’s side has gone undefeated in conference this season, and have high hopes of
maintaining that status this week.
The women have just become the winningnest
team in program history. This momentum is just
what they need for a strong week.
Come support the squad. Go Vikes!

Basketball Loses on
ESPN for Third Time
By Ray Danner, The Cauldron Staff Writer

The Cleveland State Vikings could have used their
final nationally televised game on Sunday to make a
strong case for their dying hopes at an automatic bid
into the NCAA Tournament. Instead, the Monarchs
took advantage of the opportunity and sent CSU to 0-3
for the season on ESPN and another tough defeat as we
approach the end of the 2010-11 season.
Playing in front of a sold out crowd in Norfolk, VA,
the Vikings men’s basketball team lost 74-63 to the Old
Dominion Monarchs. Each team was looking for one
last opportunity to improve their resume before conference tourney time, and the Monarchs punched the gas
at tipoff to run out to a quick 9-2 lead. Using their size
advantage under the hoop, ODU held a 9-0 rebounding
edge in the early going before Norris Cole could find
his shot.
Once Cole got going, however, CSU had the Monarchs on the run, bolting back to secure a 22-15 lead
halfway into the first period. Cole had a stunning 18
points in the first ten minutes of regulation, continuing
his recent trend of completely dominating the scoring
for Cleveland State. Unfortunately, the Vikings would
go almost seven full minutes before scoring another
point and the Monarchs controlled the tempo for the
rest of the game.
Cole would go on to score 35 points, a record for
points by an opponent in ODU’s Ted Constant Convocation Center. “The Ted”, which opened in 2002, is
named for Virginia Beach resident Ted Constant who
made a $5 million donation to the convocation center,
which was the second largest gift in university history.
The loss highlighted the Vikings two recent weaknesses. First, the dependence on Cole was apparent. He
nearly played the full 40 minutes for the third consecutive game before fouling out with 49 seconds remaining.

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PAGE 6 / February 22, 2011

CSU Prepares for Inevitable
Higher Education Budget Cuts
By Kristen Mott, The Cauldron News Editor
It is a matter of time before Cleveland State feels
the effects of the economy.
The State of Ohio’s budget deficit for the upcoming 2012-2013 fiscal year is estimated to be approximately $8 billion. For CSU, this means reductions in
subsidies around 20 to 25 percent.
“We’re all hoping it’s less, but then again it could
be more,” said Tim Long, the university’s budget and
financial analyst.
The State Share of Instruction subsidy, or SSI,
composes about 34 percent of revenue for the university. Other sources of revenue include student tuition,
which makes up around 62 percent, and indirect costs,
such as lab fees and returns on investments, which
makes up the remaining 4 percent of revenue.
With a 20 to 25 percent cut in the subsidies, the
effects on the university may be extreme.
“I don’t think we’ve seen anything like it in the
past,” commented Greg Sadlek, the dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences.
Funding for higher education has always been
on shaky ground. In fiscal year 2010-2011, the state
of Ohio began to see a decline in revenue and taxes;
however, the state was able to survive through federal
stimulus money. Higher education was given a 15
percent subsidy and no cuts were made to the budget.
This next fiscal year will see quite a different outcome. The stimulus funds are now gone and no longer
effective. Ohio, which was already facing deficits
before the stimulus money, is going to face challenges
in overcoming these deficits.
Cleveland State has started taking action to prepare
for the potential cuts. President Ronald Berkman
created a University Budget Task Force early last
semester, which met on a weekly basis during the fall
semester.
“The first goal [of the task force] is to provide a
framework for contingency planning,” said Provost
Geoffrey Mearns. He explained that the task force is
planning for a variety of scenarios and only makes
recommendations. Berkman and the Board of Trustees
are responsible for making final decisions. Mearns and

Long serve as co-chairs of the task force.
Mearns said that the second goal is to help create
an instructional resource model, or budget model. This
will be on on-going method to allow the university to
strategically allocate funds by developing different
methodologies to deal with the cuts.
“There is no one methodology that works,” said
Mearns. “We have to find out what works best for the
university.”
Part of the task force’s responsibility has been
proposing various budget scenarios to prepare for the
state budget. These scenarios require the colleges to
develop plans that would meet a range of budget “targets” by creating ways to increase revenue and reduce
budget expenditures.

“There is no one
methodology that works.
We have to find out what
works best for the
university”
- Provost Geoffrey Mearns

The colleges have been divided into Band A, B and
C based on recent financial performance, ability to increase enrollment and overall contribution to the university. The deans of the colleges have been asked to
create a budget proposal based on the pre-determined
targets, which will be submitted to the task force for
review on Feb. 22.
Band A is composed of the School of Nursing
and the College of Sciences and Health Professions.
Band A will most likely receive the fewest cuts and
the deans were asked to create a budget proposal with
targets of 3 to 7 percent.
Band B consists of the College of Business, College of Law and the College of Urban Affairs. The
budget target range for Band B is 5 to 10 percent.

Band C is made up of the College of Liberal Arts
and Social Sciences, the College of Education, and the
College of Engineering. The budget target range is 8
to 15 percent.
Mearns emphasized that the deans look at the
percentages as targets rather than cuts. He said that
although there will be some permanent expense
reductions, there will also be opportunities to increase
revenue to each of the colleges.
Bette Bonder, dean of the College of Science,
believes that the university has taken a responsible
stance in respect to the budget.
“The attempt of the university is to plan carefully
and thoughtfully,” commented Bonder.
Although the next fiscal year will be challenging,

“The university’s
attempt is to plan
carefully and thoughtfully”
- College of Science
Dean Bette Bonder

Bonder feels confident that the College of Science will
be able to survive. Due to increased enrollment over
the past several years, she believes that the school is in
the best possible position right now.
In the College of Science’s budget proposal,
Bonder said that administration efficiencies will be
the first cuts. Programs such as physical therapy and
occupational therapy already have program fees attached to them, and Bonder said the college would like
to increase enrollment in these programs to generate
additional revenue.
Adding fees to other programs is an option, but
Bonder said the fees would be kept modest and that
the investment would pay off for students once they
entered the job market.

February 22, 2011 / PAGE 7

Incoming CSU Revenue

A

CSU Budget Cuts

C

B

A. CSU Budget from State of Ohio, 34%

BAND A: Nursing, Science & Health, 3 -7%

C. Fees & Other, 4%

BAND C: Liberal Arts & Social Scences, 8-15%

B. Budget from Tuition, 62%

“We want to protect students as much as possible,”
said Bonder. “We want to meet our budget while
maintaining quality.”
Sadlek has included a mix of strategies in his
budget proposal for the College of Liberal Arts and
Social Sciences. These strategies include streamlining administrative processes by consolidating clerical
support and rearranging organization of units within
the college; non-salary related cuts including reducing the number of telephones, faxes and photocopiers;
and budget enhancements that would include rising or
adding fees to programs to cover expenses.
Sadlek said he is participating in dialogues with
faculty and staff to ensure that the process is as collaborative as possible.

“The goal is to sharpen the
focus of the college and
still provide services that
students need”
- CLASS Dean Greg Sadlek

“The goal is to sharpen the focus of the college
and still provide services that students need,” said
Sadlek.
Long noted that all course fees would be reviewed
and that program fees would not just be added instantly – the university would need justification.
Long continued to say that although the process
becomes more difficult when deans look at actual
classes and programs, some personnel costs may
have to go into effect, such as reducing the number of
part-time faculty members. This, in turn, would lead to
fewer classes and increased class sizes.
“You want to retain as much as you can,” said
Long. “This is not an easy exercise to go through.”
Certain cuts have already been finalized. The

BAND B: Business, Law, & Urban Affairs, 5-10%

Division of Continuing Education will be closing this
summer. The East Center Campus, located in Solon,
will also close at the end of summer.
Eli Auerbach, the treasurer of the Student Government Association, explained that enrollment has
decreased drastically this past year at the East Center.
CSU will save money be ending the lease, and will
save a quarter of a million dollars by closing Continuing Education.
Another area of concern to students is the issue
of tuition. The state tuition cap is currently set at 3.5
percent, meaning that is the maximum the university
could raise the tuition per credit hour for instructional fees. This would only pertain to undergraduate
students. Long noted that it will be interesting to see if

“You want to retain as
much as you can. This is
not an easy exercise to go
through”
- Tim Long,
Budget & Financial Analyst

the state of Ohio decides to raise this cap.
“We’ll have to decide the best approach to take
within the state cap. We need to balance the cost of
education and provide a quality place for education”
said Long.
Auerbach commented that if tuition is raised or
programs are cut, the administration has to consider
the possible effects. He said that high school students
may be more reluctant to attend CSU, and current students may transfer to a different university with lower
tuition and more programs.
Once the proposals are submitted on Tuesday,
Long and Mearns will evaluate the proposals and provide recommendations to the president and the deans.
Although CSU is preparing ahead, the budget

proposals are mostly speculation until Gov. Kasich
releases his state budget on March 15. The budget will
provide a sense as to where higher education is sitting
as a priority, and the amount of subsidies the state
universities will receive.
The state budget must be approved by both the
House and the Senate before it can go into effect.
Long believes that there will not be many changes to
the budget, since both the House and the Senate have
a Republican majority.
Once the state budget is announced, the university
will relook at the budget forecast and adjust the numbers accordingly.
Although it appears that the administration is in
charge of the budget proposals, students will also be
able to voice their opinions about the issue. Auerbach,
along with other members of SGA, sits on the planning and budget advisory committee and provides a
student perspective to the budget cuts.
He said that he will persuade the university to
shift their concerns if necessary. For example, instead
of cutting funds to student organizations, the university could look at other areas where there are deficiencies.
Mearns held a public forum on Dec. 16 to allow
students and faculty to voice their concerns and
opinions. SGA will help host a second forum which
is set tentatively for March 29 with Mearns, Long and
Corinne Webb, the interim vice president for Enrollment and Student Affairs. Mearns said he would like
to host a second forumm, possibly in April, to allow
students the full opportunity to address with concerns.
Auerbach added that at the next SGA finance committee hearing, scheduled for March 11, he would be
more than happy to discuss student concerns regarding
the budget.
The university will continue to draft proposals and
examine figures while they wait for the state budget to
be announced.
“March 15 will be a very good indication of what
we’ll face,” said Long. “It’s a matter of time until
then. Right now, nobody has real answers.”

It’s another crazy crapshoot in the wild,
wacky world of concerts and for the brave
souls who pick them. We’ve got Haste The
Day calling it a day–farewell tours are always worth the time. Marc Broussard and
Drew Holcomb provide pop that is a lot
more country than... well, than things that
are not very country I suppose. For example, there is a deluge of hardcore, punk and
metal on tap this week.
Also, there’s a rave at the Beachland for
three dollars. I can’t speak one way or another about the quality of the D.J.’s, but when
it costs less than a mocha, why not take a
chance?
This is not a time to be weak and timid,
like a kitten. You must be fierce; like a kitten
in a tank or something.

Other Shows of Note:

2/22

Killstring’s Pick:

Rasputina w/Voltaire @ Beachland Ballroom

Here at the Concert Pick Mothership, we take pride in providing you with options
you might not even know you have. For example: did you know that curry and cumin
work fantastically together on pizza? God’s own truth, once you taste that, you will
never go back to the old ways.
More importantly, do you have any idea who Rasputina is? Only the very best cellobased gothy post-everything band you didn’t even know you loved, that’s who. Melora
Creager sings and plays the cello and occasionally dabbles in banjo or harpsichord.
Daniel DeJesus plays the other cello because, you know, you need two of those in
a rock band. Dawn Micelli replaces Melissa Bell on drums for this tour. If she’s
anywhere as unique as Bell, then you’re still in for a treat as Bell would play Afro-Cuban percussion on a punk kit with
gypsy bells on her ankles–pretty fantastic stuff. How is this a rock band, again? Ah yes, by rocking.
This show is only 17 bucks. That is probably a violation of some sort of law, but until the Fun Police descend to crack
down on you and your good times, take advantage of this while they’re in town.

For a while, I Am Number
Four was being touted as a
“Twilight for guys,” I was
pleasantly surprised to find no
vampires and only one shapeshifting thing. While the main
character was a little shiny at
times, at least he didn’t sparkle.
The plot, while nothing miraculous, was easy enough to
follow and accept within the
confines of the world created.
Nine infant aliens were sent to
Earth to escape Lorien, their
home world. An invading
species, the Mogadorians, destroyed Lorien and have since
followed the nine to earth to
finish them off.
The Mogadorians have Alex Pettyfer plays “Four” in this mediocre sci-fi romp.
anna Argon), a quirky phokilled One, Two, and Three (irony, I know).
In
this
quaint
small
town,
tographer. Sure enough, sci-fi
already and are now hunting
Four
(Alex
Pettyfer)
befriends
action ensues.
Four (and his guardian, played
Sam,
a
sci-fi
nerd
(Callan
As the movie progresses, we
by Timothy Olyphant) to a
McAuliffe)
and
Sarah
(Diplace called Paradise, Ohio
Continued on Page 9

Radiohead - The King of Limbs
Radiohead fans have been waiting for an album of new material
for nearly four years since the release of In Rainbows, a fantastic
album that brought some mainstream attention back to
the band with their first
Billboard-charting single since 1995’s “High
and Dry.”
It’s hard not to be at
least a little disappointed by the end result,
The King of Limbs.
If In Rainbows garnered a similar level of appeal to The Bends or
OK Computer, then The King of
Limbs is the next Kid A—an obtuse album by Radiohead, for Radiohead, effectively sending Radiohead back to Radiohead-land.
In fact, “Feral” would sound
perfectly in place on Amnesiac,
with its droning and indiscernible
vocals. Thankfully it’s the excep-

tion rather than the rule.
There are several strong tracks
on The King of Limbs, though
nothing is as immediately grabbing as “Bodysnatchers,” “There
There,” or (going back to Kid A)
“Idioteque.”
“Bloom” is a rich and
beautifully textured album-opener. “Morning
Mr. Magpie” may be the
strongest track on the
album with its wonderfully simple guitar riff,
quick drum beat and
sparse, but masterful bassline.
Still, Thom Yorke’s vocals have
rarely sounded as haunting or majestic as they do on “Give up the
Ghost.”
Radiohead fans should be mostly pleased. The songs on The King
of Limbs, sound like a natural progression for the band, but they are
(unfortunately) more Hail to the
Thief than In Rainbows.
Rating: B+

February 22, 2011 / PAGE 9

Book Looks Popularizing Jazz Music
By Meredith Traxler,
The Cauldron Staff Writer

Law of the Jungle: The Hunt for Colombian
Guerrillas, American Hostages and Buried
Treasures
By: John Otis
The Rundown: On a drug
bust trip through the Colombian rain forest, three American military contractors loose
control of their plane and
crash into field infested with
rebel soldiers. Immediately,
they are surrounded by the FARC, the largest rebel army in Columbia, and held hostage.
Their only hope for survival rests on the infamously incompetent and severely under-funded Colombian army. Otis interlaces another
story into the mix, involving one lucky Colombian soldier’s discovery of buried treasure.
Afterthoughts: An eye-opening masterpiece!
Otis is a brilliant journalist who is able to shed
light on one very hidden aspect of the U.S
military. The U.S has spent approximately
the same amount of funding on fighting drug
cartels in Colombia as it does fighting the
Taliban in Afghanistan. This is just one of the
many shocking figures and facts that this book
makes known to its readers.
Number Four
Continued From Page 8
see a few frames of a girl who manages to look gorgeous even while
rocking aviators. We then find out
that she is another one of these aliens,
aptly named Six. It wouldn’t be a high
school sci-fi flick without some horrible love story, right? Four falls in love
with Sarah and finally has something
to fight for. Thank you, plot device.
What makes this a sci-fi movie? As
anyone who has seen any mediocre
sci-fi movie knows, every alien either
has huge guns, epic claws/fangs, or super powers. I Am Number Four, in an
attempt to cover up the lack of explanation for the super powers, tosses all
three at moviegoers.
The Mogadorians have big guns and
flying dogs with epic claws, while our
numbered friends have super powers. Four also has a little companion throughout the movie (whom he
names Bernie Kosar) that just happens
to shapeshift into something with epic
fangs.
The powers themselves are called
“Legacies” and are explained as traits
passed down to each number from
their parents. The best way to describe
Six is a mix between Nightcrawler,
Human Torch and Liz (Hellboy’s girlfriend), and she’s still smoking hot (no
pun intended).
Four is more a mix between Jean

Cleveland Jazz Orchestra Hoping To Create New Interest
By Brian Smith, The Cauldron Contributing Writer
The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra will
perform a series of free and low-cost
concerts to help make jazz more acssessable to the public.
The program, named the Jazz Discovery Series will consist of three,
hour-long concerts at different venues
around Cleveland highlighting different styles of jazz.
“We do it all,” said Mary Glauser,
marketing manager for the Cleveland
Jazz Orchestra. During the shows, the
orchestra will touch on the American
songbook, said Glauser, but will also
cover genres such as Latin and JewishAmerican inspired songs.
The first concert will be on Sunday
Feb. 27 at 3 p.m. at the Breen Center
for the Performing Arts at St. Ignatius
High School. The concert will not only
feature the American standards, but
will also include a repertoire of gospel
classics. The show is free, and seating
will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
The next concert will be held Friday
April 8 at noon in the Westfield Insur-

Gray, Hulk and Nick (the main character from Push), and he looks like the
awkward lovechild of Ryan Phillippe,
Justin Timberlake and Dolph Lundgren.
The supporting cast was pretty
good, providing a nice mix between
old, weathered badass (Henri), plucky
sidekick (Sam), adorable love interest (Sarah) and spitfire comrade (Six).
While most teen love stories make me
groan because they typically have all
the depth and breadth of a kiddie pool,
this one was better. Sarah was one of
the most adorable love interests I’ve
seen in a movie in a good long time,
let alone a movie about an alien high
school kid with super powers.
This isn’t by any means a movie to
rush out and see on opening weekend,
but it is a solid sci-fi flick. It is set up
for a sequel, but I believe this is largely dependent on sales of this movie.
This movie would fit right in during
the slew of summer action flicks we
see every year that are fun and quirky,
but ultimately forgettable. I expected a
lot worse, but was pleasantly surprised
by I Am Number Four.
For more Book Looks and Noise
Inspectors including a review
of Bright Eyes’ new album and
Matt Dunn’s “The Ex-Boyfriend’s
Handbook,” visit our Web site at
www.csucauldron.com

ance Studio Theatre at the Ideastream
Building in Playhouse Square—just
a couple of blocks away from the
Cleveland State campus. The concert
will broadcast live on the WCPN radio show “Around Noon.” As with the
first concert, seating is first-come, first
served. Audience members must be
seated by 11:45 a.m. for the show.
The last show will be in the Gartner
Auditorium at the Cleveland Museum
of Art, on April 15 at 7:30 p.m. The
show will include a wide variety of
styles that include bebop, New Orleans
funk, bossa nova and jazz standards.
Tickets are required for the concert, but
are only a few bucks.
Cleveland Jazz Orchestra’s Artistic
Director Sean Jones said that concerts
will help expose a younger generation
to jazz. “It is Cleveland Jazz Orchestra’s social responsibility as an arts
organization to give back to the community that supports us,” said Jones.
“Hopefully, creating a new generation of jazz-enthusiasts will keep the
genre alive in Cleveland for decades to

Sean Jones (left) playing with the
Cleveland Jazz Orchestra.

come.”
Jones is considered one of the up-andcoming musicians in the jazz scene and
has performed at The Lincoln Center
For the Performing Arts in New York
City. This summer Jones will tour with
jazz great Herbie Hancock.
For more information about the
concerts and the Orchestra, visit its
Web site at www.clevelandjazz.org.
Tickets for the April 15 concert can be
purchased by phone by calling 1-888CMA-0033, bought online at Clevelandart.org, or bought in person at the
Cleveland Museum of Art.

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February 22, 2011

The Melting Pot
Happy Hug a Pirate Zombie Pedophile Day!

The articles published in the Melting Pot are solely the opinions of their authors
10
and do not necessarily represent the views of The Cauldron.

By Pete Lindmark, The Cauldron Staff Writer
Facebook holidays, believe it or not, are not real
holidays.
Living in the age where everything is mediated
through a computer screen, it’s easy to fall into the pitfalls of thinking the world revolves around Facebook.
Well guess what, it doesn’t.
We’ve all joked about something not being official
until it’s posted on everyone’s favorite social media
site. No, I’m not talking about MySpace; is that even
still a thing?
Over the past month, I’ve been presented with nu-

Hug a Baby Day can be both cute and creepy.

merous ‘National Hug a ____ Day!’ on Facebook. It’s
getting stupid. Admittedly, it was getting stupid with
National Hug a Pirate Zombie Pedophile Day, but now
it’s intensely stupid.
While I’m assuming that all of these Days are
meant to raise awareness about something, or to show
something or someone that they’re appreciated, I feel
that hugging someone just because it’s been dictated
to be important on one specific arbitrary day doesn’t
work.
If anything, this serves to cheapen the work that
the neighborhood ginger ninja has done. People should
hug people who club seals* on any given day, thus
showing appreciation or affection all the time, and not
when some stupid social media outlet says you should.
I appreciate my local lesbian or tallish person or
crazy sociopath on a daily basis, and feel it appropriate
to show them this any time I please, not when Facebook tells me to.
Did these days arise from Breast Cancer Awareness
Month or Black History Month, just a more streamlined version with potentially less serious causes?
I certainly hope not, because the subjects of each
of those months are very important and the majority of
these ‘hugging’ days are not.
That isn’t to say that it’s not important to raise
awareness for things, because it certainly is. Not everything deserves a day though.
I don’t need to know that February 15th is national

bromance
day. If I
am truly
proud of
my bromances,
then I
shouldn’t
need a
day allowing
me to
celebrate
without
derision. Hug Your Little Sister With an Awkward
What Haircut Day is February 27th.
if I don’t want to hug a nerdl on one specific day, and
would prefer hugging him or her another day? Is that
not allowed? If anything, I would prefer hugging my
local nerd on a day other than his or her national hug
day.
People can get lonely on days that aren’t meant to
celebrate them specifically.
I hereby nominate this, and every day after to be
national hug whomever you please day. I’ll make it
Facebook official this evening. Now go give somebody a hug!
*The Cauldron does not endorse seal clubbing or
pirate zombie pedophilia.

That’s a Good Spot for That
By Alexes Spencer, The Cauldron Managing Editor

Something that irks me more than anything in
the world is a person who ruins food by leaving it
elsewhere in the grocery store. I’m talking about the
person who puts the frozen pizza they decided they no
longer want up front in the chips or a tub of ice cream
on the shampoo isle. I orginally intended to start this

as a way of chronicling things like that, but there are
so many other times where things are awkwardly
placed, things that just make me want to look up and
say, “That’s a good spot for that.” Whether it’s a car
parked on a sidewalk, a box of condoms next to a
princess costume, or frozen chicken in the camping

gear, grab your cameras or whip out your camera
phones, and start grabbing photos. Then, send them
to cauldroneditors@gmail.com with your name, year,
and major. If we think that the picture you send is
noteworthy, you might see it in an upcoming issue of
The Cauldron.

Is this a ploy to get kids to eat healthy? Or are Hot
Wheels a part of a complete breakfast now?

This is the epitome of “That’s a good spot for
that.” These eggs are now ruined. Thanks, jerk.

I can’t decide what’s strangest--the Rotini stuck in
the CDs or the fact that NOW is on 36.

February 22, 2011 / PAGE 11

IllumiNation:

Government Faces Likely March 4 Shutdown; Compromise Difficult
By Reid May, The Cauldron Editor-in-Chief
Congress is trading barbs this week
on the budget issue, which takes center
stage between now and March 4, when
the federal government will shutdown
with out the passage of a budget measure or temporary extension.
Early Saturday morning the House
of Representatives passed a new bill
including $61 billion in spending cuts
on mostly domestic programs. The bill
was highly controversial and passed on
a party-line vote.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid

proposed $35 billion to the current $61
billion dollar cut. Republicans promised to cut $100 billon during recent
midterm election campaigns.
Specifically, the House bill makes
the following reductions: elimination
of funding for numerous programs,
including the Corporation for National
and Community Service, which runs
AmeriCorps; termination of funding for
the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (PBS); cut $600 million from border security and immigration programs;

a moment and focusing on the real issue – spending on a year-to-year basis,
which is predicted to hit $1.6 trillion
this year – is the most appropriate first
step.
However, the leadership has no idea
where to begin. It’s easy for Republicans to use this measure for advancement of their own issues and it’s no
secret the EPA, Planned Parenthood
and volunteerism are not favorite policies of the House majority.
The problem with targeting highly

Republicans’ decision to include
those controversial votes now is taken
as a slight and leads to the bull-headed
Senate and White House edict – that
this bill is dead on arrival.
Leave the ideological warfare for
other debates. Reforming our budget –
if it is ever going to happen – needs to
start with irresponsible and unnecessary
spending.
Finally, a word about the F-35
fighter jet: This plane is the Pentagon’s
new age war machine, and it requires a
massive engine, currently to be built by
Pratt and Whitney. However, a second
engine, built by a GE/Rolls Royce team
has been proposed and was originallypart of the budget proposal that passed
the House on Saturday.
This second engine does not negate
the need for the first. In fact, it is
painted as competition and would be
built simultaneously. Essentially, the
government would be ordering two
engines for one plane.
Robert Gates, the United States defense secretary, openly acknowledged
the wasteful nature of a second engine
and encouraged Congress to scrap the
plan. Gates is a George Bush carryover
By including Planned Parenthood reductions in the spending bill, the House made a budget issue into a social dilemma. – one of the highest-ranking RepubliAdvocates for both sides of the issue have - and will - speak out as the legislation moves to the Senate next week.
cans in the United States.
House Republican leadership
(D-Nev.) and President Barack Obama
eliminate $80 million for the District of partisan programs is the staunch opignored
him, pushing a $450 million
immediately condemned the bill,
Columbia; cut $2 billion from the Envi- position that arises before votes are
dollar
proposal
for the GE/Rolls Royce
leadingmany to assume a stalemate.
ronmentalProtection Agency’s ability to even cast. The elimination of funding to
engine,
which
was
defeated by a biShould the Senate reject the bill and
monitor clean air; and termination of all Planned Parenthood came with narrow
partisan
amendment.
That amendment
fail to come to terms with the House on federal funding to Planned Parenthood.
savings, which were ultimately insigincluded
no
high-ranking
Republicans.
a stopgap substitute, the result will be
The spending reductions were
nificant in the process of appropriately
Let’s
get
real.
The
House
leaderthe first shutdown since 1995.
sometimes accompanied by votes to
allocating funds to this government.
ship
was
against
removing
the
funding
The Senate will be in recess this
inhibit the activity of regulatory agenHowever, inclusion of those votes
allocation
for
one
reason
–
re-election.
week, allowing a mere five working
cies. The EPA would no longer be able
in the legislation did make headline
A second engine purchase means more
days for actual compromise before the
to regulate the emissions of greenhouse news, and it was not for the right
workers are hired on for the job and a
deadline. The result is a tense atmogases, the amount of mercury emissions reasons. The brutal slugfest that will
happier workforce means more favorsphere with frequent public rhetoric
from cement and be limited in any
accompany any controversial decision
able election results.
pointing fingers at the leaders on the
regulations that impact internet service
to eliminate federal programs should
It does not matter that $450 million
opposite side of the aisle.
providers or privately-owned colleges.
focus first on areas where useless
for
an
engine the Pentagon calls “a
Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), the House
Republicans also improved measpending is obvious.
waste”
is unnecessary. The decision
minority leader, proposed a stop-gap
sures that would restrict any funds
As California Senator Barbara
was
not
about what is and is not necesbill on Friday which would fund the
going to the health care law passed in
Boxer said, the decision to de-fund
sary.
It
was
about what was best for the
government at current levels through
2009 and regularly called ‘Obamacare.’ programs as a method for their removal
skin
of
those
in charge.
March 31, establishing the Democratic
It is no news flash that the two paris a decision made in the darkness.
Republicans
need to stop hiding
stance as negotiations begin.
ties tend not to agree on these issues
With issues like Planned Parenthood
major
expenditures
behind the veil of
Republican House Speaker Johnand no surprise that a split legislative
and the EPA, major funding decisions
defense
and
national
security while
Boehner (R-Ohio) has refused to accept branch is leading to intense debate over which will essentially decide whether
they
attack
organizations
that make a
a short-term bill that does not cut from
the future of government spending. The programs exist or laws are carried out,
positive
difference
for
thousands
of
current levels and his young caucus,
U.S. finds itself in a massive budget
deserve their own debate.
women
under
a
veil
of
‘baby-killing,’
which includes 87 highly partisan
hole – we all know this – with rising
If Americans do not want the prowhen it is actually all about religious
freshmen, would adamantly refuse a
costs looming on an annual basis.
gram, cut the spending. If they do, the
motivation. The church should be very
bill with smaller reductions.
The process of comprehensively
money has to be built into the budget.
separate from the state and defense
It was Boehner’s open amendment
reforming the budget and beginning
Those issues are separate from the
spending should be very far from
process that allowed the freshman to in- the progress of responsible spending is
ideological war that occurs on partisan
automatic.
crease the reductions from an originally cumbersome. Putting the debt aside for
– and especially social – issues.